Bag-holder.



J. R. MoGOWAN.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION TILED 00125. 1906.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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J. R. MoGOWAN.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION IILBD 00T.5. 1906.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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bags with any required UNITED STATEe ra'r'anr enrich.

JOHN REED MCGOWAN, OF GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

B Afr-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN R can McGowan, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gafiney, in the county of Cherokee and State and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

what maybe termed bag filling attachments for conveniently and readily filling sacks or charitable purposes, as flour and the like, and for weighing the contents thereof at one operation; and to carry out these ends in a simple and effective manner.

mentalities or features substantiallyas hereinafter fully disclosed and specifically pointed out by the claim.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention a side elevation of the same as Figure 1 is applied to a platform-scale. '2 is a view showing the attachment or invention as deflected from its vertical position. Fig. 3 is a view showing the funnel carrying arm of the attachment disposed away from over the scale latform as when out of use.

t is an emerged detailed plan view showing 1 the i more particularly the joint between upright or standard and the bracket connected to the scale-platform. similar view disclosing more especially funnel-carrying arm in position upon its supporting standard or upright.

this bracket is connected by a suitable hingejoint 2 an upright or standard 3 so that the j '1 or sack, and the latter caused to rest upon their inner ends to the underside of the scale-platform and the third (5) interposed between the aforesaid two,

y a nut-equipped The two outer plates 4 are bu I thus providing, as pressure is applied therepivot-bolt 6.

to in manipulating the nut of said pivot-bolt for compressing more or less said plates, the

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 5, 1906.

substance for merj Fig. 5 is a; the friction dog or pawl for the retention of the 5 thereof into the 3 parent.

and the three plates pivotally connected or joined together ged or dished outward,

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 337,580.

greater impingement of the latter upon the middle or interposed plate 5, whereby the irictional engagement thus produced there- ,between will serve to retain the standard of South Carolina, have invented certain new i or upright 8 in fixed position as required and i at the same time permit of the movement of 3 the latter manually for the purpose already My invention relates to improvements in i ticular structural outline of said lts object is to provide 1 pointed out.

i ininal 7 effective for the reception and reten- Said invention consists of certain instrul tion in position of the funnel 8, has at its opposite terminal or end a sleeve or cuff 9 inserted upon the standard or upright 3 and 1 retained in position thereon by a friction dog or pawl 1.0 pivoted upon said sleeve or cuff and engaging said standard; a spring 11, interposed between said dog or pawl and said arm, serving to hold said dog in contact with said standard or upright. It will be noted that, as the dog 10 engages the stand ard or upright 3, it will have the effect to deflect and cause the sleeve or cuff 9 to bind or impinge at diagonally opposite edges r.

thereof upon ellecting the said sleeve or readily appreciated.

said standard or upright, in adjustment and retention of cuff upon the latter, as will be The tunnel S has the lower edge of its cylindric portion sloped or tapered as at 12 to facilitate the insertion bag or sack as will be aplt will be observed that, with the arm 6 suitably adjusted and retained in place as ini'licated by Fig. 1 and the funnel S inserted into the ring terminal or formation 7 and its eylindric portion also inserted into thebag the platform of the scales, the parts wil in position for the filling operation, and that the tunnel may be readily exchanged for one I of a different size in accommodating the same to varying sizes of bags or sacks. hen no longer needed for actual use, the attachment may be moved into the position indicated by Fig. 2, out of the way of the otherwise use of the scales.

1 claim- A bag filling attachment for scales, comprising two arms adapted to be secured at one end to the under side of a sc ale platform,

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and the opposite ends being dish-shaped, a I holding the arm in different elevated posi:

andard having an extension adapted to be tions. received between-the dish-shaped ends of the In testimony whereof I have signed my arms and held in frictional engagement therename to this specification in the presence of 5 with, an arm having 3, sleevehat one end two subscribing witnesses.

ada ted to be receive over 1; e standard a Y, and' a looped member at the other end, a JOHN REED MOGUMAN funnel adapted to be received in the looped Witnesses: member and a pawl on the arm adapted to WM. U. HASTY,

10 be held in engagement with the standard for EB. J EFFRIES. 

